BP (BP-L)
FTSE 100 · Oil & gas producers · data since 1988-07-01 · last close 2026-09-09
BP (BP-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 26.9 | -3.7 | -10.6 | -10.5 | 18.3 | -6.9 | 8.3 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 7.5 | 3.5 | -0.3 | -19.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 10.7 | 6.8 | -1.5 | 3.9 | 2.7 | -4.7 |
| 2024 | -0.8 | -0.4 | 7.6 | 5.0 | -6.2 | -2.6 | -3.4 | -6.4 | -8.8 | -3.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 12.6 | -7.2 | 4.6 | -15.2 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 9.0 | -5.4 | -4.7 | -2.7 |
| 2022 | 15.8 | -5.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 10.9 | -10.6 | 3.0 | 10.4 | -1.9 | 10.8 | 3.7 | -4.5 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 2.9 | -8.2 | 2.7 | 14.6 | 2.9 | -7.1 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | -3.2 | -13.2 | -13.1 | -9.0 | -2.3 | 0.5 | -10.4 | -4.0 | -14.8 | -12.7 | 26.0 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 0.1 | -3.4 | 1.6 | -0.5 | -8.3 | 3.1 | -5.1 | -1.8 | -1.8 |
| 2018 | -4.1 | -5.2 | 0.9 | 12.3 | 7.1 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -4.5 | 7.7 | -3.7 | -8.3 | -4.6 |
| 2017 | -7.2 | -4.1 | 0.9 | -3.3 | 5.5 | -5.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | -4.1 | 6.9 |
| 2016 | 6.2 | -6.5 | -0.4 | 6.7 | -4.4 | 22.6 | -2.6 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 7.5 | -5.0 | 10.9 |
| 2015 | 3.3 | 5.6 | -2.5 | 7.7 | -4.1 | -6.8 | -5.9 | -8.8 | -7.3 | 15.7 | -0.3 | -8.1 |
| 2014 | -2.1 | 5.5 | -4.8 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | -6.0 | -0.5 | -5.8 | -1.0 | -6.4 | -2.2 |
| 2013 | 9.9 | -4.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | -3.8 | -0.1 | -1.8 | -2.9 | 11.4 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| 2012 | 2.3 | 4.6 | -6.1 | -3.8 | -11.3 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 3.9 | -1.1 | 1.6 | -2.6 | -1.6 |
| 2011 | 4.2 | 2.0 | -8.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | -2.1 | 0.5 | -12.7 | -3.5 | 18.7 | -0.0 | -0.1 |
| 2010 | -2.2 | -1.4 | 7.7 | -7.7 | -14.0 | -35.5 | 27.3 | -6.2 | 12.4 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 9.3 |
| 2009 | -6.0 | -9.3 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 5.9 | -6.5 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| 2008 | -13.5 | 2.6 | -6.2 | 19.3 | -0.5 | -4.1 | -10.6 | 1.4 | -12.3 | 9.3 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| 2007 | -5.8 | -2.3 | 5.8 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 6.8 | -4.2 | -3.5 | 1.8 | 10.1 | -5.6 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | 9.2 | -6.8 | 4.9 | 2.3 | -7.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | -7.4 | -2.5 | 0.2 | -1.5 | -1.1 |
| 2005 | 3.0 | 7.5 | -2.4 | -2.6 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 6.6 | -7.3 | 1.6 | -2.4 |
| 2004 | -5.5 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 6.9 | -2.0 | 1.9 | 6.0 | -4.5 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | -4.9 |
| 2003 | -10.5 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | -3.7 | -1.0 | -0.8 | 11.7 |
| 2002 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 7.2 | -6.3 | -0.3 | -5.7 | -9.7 | 0.7 | -15.1 | -3.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| 2001 | 9.2 | -2.3 | 1.3 | 7.7 | 0.1 | -6.8 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -3.9 | -1.3 | -6.6 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | -12.6 | -10.4 | 17.6 | -3.3 | 9.7 | 4.2 | -7.9 | 9.1 | -6.9 | -0.5 | -4.3 | -4.6 |
| 1999 | -8.4 | 8.2 | 17.9 | 12.4 | -5.3 | 1.8 | 6.2 | -4.3 | -4.0 | 6.5 | 8.1 | -2.4 |
| 1998 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 9.6 | -4.8 | -2.8 | -7.0 | -7.3 | 19.4 | -2.6 | 7.8 | -5.0 |
| 1997 | 5.0 | -7.6 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 11.8 | 3.4 | 8.5 | -7.6 | -6.2 | -1.2 |
| 1996 | -1.8 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 4.5 | -7.3 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | -0.3 | 3.9 | 2.0 |
| 1995 | -3.8 | -3.3 | 8.3 | 4.3 | -0.9 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 2.2 | -2.3 | -1.6 | 10.5 | 4.7 |
| 1994 | 5.0 | -2.9 | -5.0 | 10.6 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 0.4 | -3.5 | 8.9 | -2.4 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | -1.2 | 12.6 | 9.8 | -3.6 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 7.7 | -4.6 | 8.1 |
| 1992 | -2.0 | -7.3 | -4.1 | 5.1 | 2.0 | -25.6 | 4.4 | -8.9 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 6.4 |
| 1991 | -8.7 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | -3.2 | -1.6 | 5.0 | 2.5 | -4.1 | -3.1 | -7.8 | -3.0 |
| 1990 | 0.9 | -1.2 | -2.5 | -7.5 | 8.4 | -2.9 | 4.1 | 9.3 | -5.2 | -3.2 | 3.9 | -3.8 |
| 1989 | 13.1 | -8.2 | 10.8 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | -1.6 | -0.8 | 4.6 | 9.2 |
| 1988 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3.0 | -8.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| Avg | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | -0.8 | -1.6 | 1.5 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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BP-L seasonality — average by calendar month
BP has monthly history back to 1988. Its strongest month by median is April — positive in 26 of 38 years, median +2.4%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. September is the soft spot, down in 21 of 38 with a median of -1.6%. Across its full record it has closed 53% of months higher, swings ±7% in an average month and has fallen 72.6% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.6% | +0.0% | +2.7% | +1.9% | -0.8% | -1.6% | +1.6% | -0.8% | +0.4% | +1.8% | +0.1% | +0.9% |
| Win rate | 53%/38 | 50%/38 | 66%/38 | 68%/38 | 45%/38 | 58%/38 | 59%/39 | 54%/39 | 45%/38 | 47%/38 | 45%/38 | 50%/38 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
BP-L risk & extremes
BP-L drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was BP's best month?+
BP's strongest completed month on record is July 2010, at +27.30%.
What was BP's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is June 2010, at -35.55%.
Is BP up this year?+
BP is up 28.75% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is BP's 1-year return?+
+31.78% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is BP's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 72.6%, measured on month-end closes since 1988.
Which calendar month is historically best for BP?+
March has the highest average return across every completed March since 1988. An average is not a forecast.
About BP
BP is a FTSE 100 company, an oil & gas producers business worth about $117 billion. Born as Anglo-Persian Oil in 1909 — Churchill pushed the British government to buy in so the navy could switch from coal. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1988) would be about $403 today.
Did you know?
- The UK government was its controlling shareholder for much of the 20th century.
- The “BP” once stood for British Petroleum; it now officially stands for nothing.
- Its best month on record was July 2010 at +27.3%; its worst, June 2010 at -35.55%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.